NBF To Hold ‘Eagle Bout’ In December

The Secretary of the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF), Tunde Laguda,  has said that the federation would organise boxing championships to expose boxers to new rules of the sport
Laguda told newsmen in Lagos that the competition, tagged “Eagle Bout Championships’’, would also help to keep boxers in shape.
The secretary also said that participants at the competition, scheduled to hold in December, would be acquainted with the Amateur International Boxing Association rules, now operational.
He said that more states would feature in the Eagle Bout Championships, essentially meant for boxers in the senior category.
Laguda noted that dearth of competitions, due to lack of sponsorship, had negatively affected the sport in Nigeria.
He said: “The inventory of the recently-concluded boxing event has revealed the technical gap.
“Most boxers are yet to understand the new rules governing the sport.
“Lack of sponsorship makes it difficult for championships to be held,” Laguda said.
He also regretted  that lack of competitions made boxers and the coaches ‘rusty’.
“It was very evident in the just-concludedNational Open Boxing Championships that our boxers have lost form and dexterity as a result of a lull in competitions.”